U.S. and China criticize climate report (and try to water it down) - AP

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

U.S. and China criticize climate report

By MICHAEL CASEY, AP Environmental Writer
58 minutes ago

BANGKOK, Thailand - The United States and China want to water down a
proposed plan for fighting climate change, arguing that action to reduce
greenhouse gases will be more costly and time-consuming than scientists
claim.

They also play down the benefits of reducing emissions, disputing
recommendations by European governments that greenhouse gases be
capped at around 445 parts per million in the air. The current level of
greenhouse gases is about 430 ppm.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a United Nations network
of 2,000 scientists, drew up the plan. Governments have spent the last
few weeks reviewing the proposals and are meeting with the scientists
this week to work out their differences.

The U.S. and Chinese comments, in documents reviewed by The Associated
Press, are a precursor to what delegates expect will be a fight for much of
the week to preserve the key conclusions of the draft IPCC report, which
says emissions can be cut below current levels if the world shifts away
from carbon-heavy fuels like coal, invests in energy efficiency and reforms
the agriculture sector.

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[acmavm]

1. The two biggest offenders who will sacrifice future generations

for the almight dollar now.

[Maestro]

2. I read that earlier as well.

It's disgusting. What will make them understand that it really doesn't matter what sort of economic progress is advanced if the Earth is destroyed in the meantime.